Anneka Avertin's page

Reflex Save 1 + Natural Divination: 1d20 + 10 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 10 + 9 = 38
Reflex Save 2 + Natural Divination: 1d20 + 10 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 10 + 9 = 27
Reflex Save 3 + Natural Divination: 1d20 + 10 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 10 + 9 = 24
Reflex Save 4 + Natural Divination: 1d20 + 10 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 10 + 9 = 28

I'm assuming Anneka had 40 minute during the day prior to this fight to perform 4 natural divinations and get the 4/day bonus to a save. If that's not the case, subtract the +9 bonus from one or more of the above Reflex saves. Blessing of fervor adds +2 to each, but I still fail all but one.

The shockwave of the meteors sends her reeling, but not before her barbed devil erupts from the smoke beside her. It lifts a claw and fires two scorching rays at Karzoug.

Scorching Ray 1, ranged touch: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (19) + 16 = 35
fire damage: 4d6 ⇒ (2, 5, 4, 2) = 13
Scorching Ray 1, ranged touch: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (14) + 16 = 30
fire damage: 4d6 ⇒ (1, 3, 4, 5) = 13

Anneka's hands gesture in a blur as she summons two successive waves of positive energy to mend the burns of herself and her companions.

quickened mass cure critical wounds: 4d8 + 16 ⇒ (3, 8, 2, 1) + 16 = 30
mass cure critical wounds: 4d8 + 16 ⇒ (8, 6, 3, 4) + 16 = 37

Annika’s hands continue to their path tracing a complex gesture. A soft mist begins to caress the ground at her feet.

It has been a long time! With permission, I’d like to make blessing of fervor a quickened spell and then begin casting summon monster

Anneka stumbles a moment, internally grappling for coherence as the strangeness of this... place settles upon her.

She notes the tortured faces wafting in and out of view within the smoke beyond the boundaries. Are these the faces of Karzough's innumerable victims? Of ours?. The thought, and the surge of adrenaline, renew her resolve.

Karzough, of course, needs no introduction. He is both terribly loathsome, and terribly beautiful. She peers across the space at his lips, struggling to read them across the distance. She gasps in surprise as a voice echoes between her ears, seeming to translate a clear mismatch between the movement of his mouth and the words.

She'll need to be especially vigilant now. The wizards have shown themselves to be duplicitous, and here they meet the wizard king himself. With no hearing to warn of her danger to herself or her companions, her eyes and instincts are more important than ever.

"A pretty bird, trapped in a gilded cage," she says boldly. She thinks of her pigeons and knitting needles. With great satisfaction, she imagines a giant needle impaling Karzough straight through the breast of his fine robes. "This is going to hurt. Quite a lot, I hope."

A spell, then, to sharpen the "needle". A wave of her hand, and a field of static energy charges the air around her friends. Colors become more vibrant, muscles tense in anticipation, and a thrill at one last kill, one final murder, takes hold.

Blessing of fervor

Sweet! Would we have had a chance to rest before this scene?

Also I’ll be traveling without my computer all next week but I will have my phone. Excuse me if my posts are bare boned. I’m in bed now but I’ll try to get a post in tomorrow morning.

Just happened to check in and see we’ve gone inactive. This was a great game and I’m sad to see it pass. Wishing everyone the best. Happy holidays!

Anneka lounges on the now-naked bed as Azalia attempts to dismantle it. "The thing about greed," she thinks aloud, "is that the more you have, the more you want. The particular sin seems more concerned with the acquisition of wealth than the enjoyment of it. I suppose that would be more in line with the sins of lust, gluttony, and sloth. I'm not saying I would ever fall in with a runelord, but but those others seem more enjoyable."

"And we could save Casp, and the other Sandpoint victims, from The Chopper?" Anneka asks hopefully.

”And of course, Miron!”

"If they're sophisticated enough to have developed this machine in the first place, I would wager they're smart enough not to be so easily duped. Or they would be nearly as excited as Marten and actually send an army through."

Anneka thinks for a moment.

"Does this mean that some of the wizards we've already defeated, like those in Runeforge, could be brought back to the present, alive, through time travel?"

Hey all! I apologize for not being around much. This remains my only PbP on the Paizo forums and I just haven't checked in like I should. I'm so, so glad to hear that you're out of the weeds, Kevin! And for the rest of you dealing with health concerns, my best wishes for continued recovery.

Our farm is kicking into high gear with farmer's market season up and running. My day job is about the same, which I think is a good thing. My big news is that I'm getting married next month. We've actually been together for over 16 years so this will just be making it legal :). We are eloping to Las Vegas in case you were worried that I might have any good taste at all.

I will catch up in the Gameplay and try to be a bit more active :).

Anneka furls her brow. "Your service is ending in about two weeks?"

"It would be nice if we could help you," she adds hastily. "It just seems that two weeks isn't that long of a time compared to, um, eternal immortality."

Anneka takes a step back before casting a spell. She unleashes waves of ecstasy upon the (yellow) giant, hoping to render it, ahem, incapacitated for the remainder of the fight.

DC 26 Will save or it is stunned for 1 round and staggered for 15 more. If it makes the save, it’s just staggered 1 round.

Anneka points a finger at the golden warrior, whose very shadow begins to bubble and rise up from the floor.

Casting baleful shadow transmutation. Will DC 27, or she believes she's a toad. DC 27 Fort save as well, or she's actually polymorphed into a toad.

Mine has no border at all! :(

"Well-spoken for a dead man," Anneka counters.

Delay to see the effect of Drazh's attack.

Anneka looks this way and that, trying to read everyone's lips. "I agree with Marten," she says. "If he's offering to negotiate, it only means he's desperate. A creature like him is unlikely to uphold his end of a deal. He's a lord of greed, afterall. We should ignore his lies and press forward."

She selects one of the rings from the giants. "Charming." She slides it into her finger, testing to see if it will magically adapt to the size of her hand.

Anneka casts blessing of fervor to magically caffeinate Drazh.

"Aren't wizards supposed to live in towers?" Anneka asks Marten.

"An alarm?" Anneka asks. Nodding, she steps through the force field.

Have we rested anytime recently? Trying to estimate how many spells I have.

obv this is because our names start with the letter "A", like avarice. Rename yourselves and try again.

Anneka reads Drazh's lips, nodding. "If we can reach Karzoug without fighting them, we'll be stronger when we face him, or at least have fewer chances of dying," she adds. "Once he's defeated, his forces may yield to us, anyway."

Welcome back! I agree that AP's are way too long to work well in PbP. Maybe if you cut out whole books and boil them down to their bare essentials. Sending positive vibes your way for all the stress in your life.

Anyway, excited to have you back and to finish this one out!

I admit I did the same thing last year during quarantine. It took me weeks to get the nerve to come back and admit that I needed time off. It was just a hard reality to come to terms with.

Miss you guys <3

knowledge local: 1d20 ⇒ 10

"Yetis," Anneka explains (probably redundantly) from the rear. She gestures, bestowing a blessing of fervor.

"Fighting them now means fewer to face when the wizard reveals himself." She glances up at the enormous effigy of Karzoug. "Umm, in person, I mean."

Same! I'm also leveled up to 16.

Anneka pops out of the invisibility granted by her ring. ”Yea,” she says and signs, ”I’ve hardly had to lift a finger since we got here.”

Thank you! I'm excited to be back.

1. I'm still level 15--should I level up to 16?

2. About how much time has passed in game since we left the cabin?

3. What did we say Anneka's been up to?

Hey folks, I have been lurking a bit and am glad to see the campaign continues. I am feeling an itch to play again. I wonder if there is still room for Anneka in the story? It would be nice to help finish what we started.

Hi all!

So first, I’m really, really, really sorry for disappearing. Despite all the things going on, I should have reached out and communicated with you all. I know I probably led some to worry about what had become of me. That was selfish. I didn't reach out to you, and I'm sorry.

Every time I’ve sat down to write and explain where I've been, I just haven’t known what to say...

I'm doing fine. During quarantine, despite having more time at home, I became ill at ease and just couldn't find the fun in many things that I had before. Other things took their place and absorbed my time. As far as play-by-post, I had worked it into being part of my weekly schedule in such a way that the disruption in working from home just completely threw me for a loop. My interest waned. Any effort to return felt forced, and so I’ve stayed away. And the longer I waited, the more permanent my decision seemed. I wasn't ready to step away from my games. Now, I can recognize that my decision is made.

I want to thank you for having me with you on your adventures. It’s really meant so much. Play-by-post has been such a large part of my life, and I’ve had the chance to interact with such phenomenal people that I never would have connected with otherwise. To step away has felt like leaving home.

But I am still not ready to return. I might be ready again, maybe one day soon. If so, I look forward to seeing what you’re all up to. I really do wish you all the very best.

-Wicked

Hi guys! Our new puppy has damaged my personal laptop. I'm waiting on a replacement part and hope to be back to posting by next week. Sorry for my absence, and thanks for being patient with me.

Sorry all I've been slammed this week. Two more days in the weeds, then I should have some more time to post.

To all my games: Super busy day, please bot me as needed. Thanks!

Anneka settles down onto the ground, producing the quill and concentrating on the way to Xin Shalast

Anneka shivers, drawing her cloak around her. Then she waves a hand, surrounding all with an opaque sphere of force. Though the wind and snow continue to fury, the cold is gone, replaced by the comfortable ambient temperature of The Rusty Dragon.

"Well, did anyone bring dice?" she jokes.

Using shadow evocation to replicate tiny hut. We can voluntarily fail our will saves to disbelieve.

Fort DC 15: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28

Anneka's stomach growls, but that's probably just a craving for biscuits. She flies over near Marten.

"This can't be normal!"

Patterns begin to emerge to Anneka: the rattling of the chains, the configuration of the dwarven bones, even the particles of gold flakes. Something is very wrong. She grabs hold of a beam overhead, opening her mouth to warn the others just as the cabin quakes.

Acrobatics, natural divination: 1d20 + 1 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 1 + 10 = 24

Her wings emerge and she lifts herself off of the ground.

Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Anneka sighs. There has to be some information somewhere. Surely they haven't traveled this far for some old paper clippings?

Anneka casts another healing spell toward the purported haunt.

mass cure serious wounds: 3d8 + 15 ⇒ (6, 6, 7) + 15 = 34

Anneka speaks and signs, obviously exasperated, or on edge. "Marten and Azalia heard a rumor that these dwarves had located Mhar Massif and Xin Shalast. With luck, there is a map or some record that will lead us straight to it."

Anneka nods, recalling that the chain had taken quite the dose of energy before it had settled.

She concentrates, sending a focused wave of positive energy out into the darkened chamber.

mass cure serious wounds: 3d8 + 15 ⇒ (4, 7, 2) + 15 = 28

Sorry guys I've been slammed with work. Bot me as needed until tomo.

Anneka's shadowform speaks and signs, her voice oddly detached as it's filtered through shadow stuff: "And now we face the same."

Anneka continues making positive energy attacks in her incorporeal form.

clw, incorporeal touch: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25
dmg: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

clw, incorporeal touch: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31
dmg: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

clw, incorporeal touch: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27
dmg: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

clw, incorporeal touch: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 22
dmg: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

clw, incorporeal touch: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28
dmg: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

crit?: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20
crit dmg: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Let's see how it looks after that.

Here's mine:

k(religion): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

Does the positive energy look like it's "hurting" the chain? Maybe it's less animated or something?

Someone with knowledge might try a relevant roll. If it's a haunt I reckon it would be religion.

If a shadow can look nonplussed, Anneka gives a convincing performance. She watches the chain thrash through her incorporeal form.

She has one idea, though, wondering if the effect is the result of some spiritual unrest.

clw, incorporeal touch v chain: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20
positive energy: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

Anneka signs. "I still don't trust the stairs."

As she completes her thought, her body dissolves into the stuff of a living shadow. She seems to melt into the wall, her shadowy form beginning to climb its uneven surface.

Using my Living Shadow revelation to replicate shadow body, with some extras.

Hold on guys, the stairs are trapped. They turn into a slide.

Let me see if I can disable it or not...

Anneka casts guidance on Azalia. (For a 35.)

Anneka uses her restorative wand to soothe Ferocia's stomach.

wand lesser restoration @ Ferocia: 1d4 ⇒ 2 36 charges left

Let me post this here to avoid cluttering the gameplay thread:

If I'm reading the item description and contact other plane spell correctly (it's late, and my brain is tired), Anneka has to make an Int check or else her Charisma and Int drops to 8 for a week and she cannot cast arcane spells.

Int check: 1d20 ⇒ 17 phew

Here are her questions for contact other plane:

1. Did the Vekkers discover Xin Shalast?
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9. Can Karzoug be destroyed?
10. Are any runelords besides Karzoug alive?

Her focus for the divination will be destroying Runelord Karzoug.

...and I'm out of time. If anyone has suggestions for questions feel free to post them and Anneka will ask them.

Will DC 19: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (6) + 14 = 20

Anneka halts, exceedingly uneasy. Her eyes linger on the rock crushing and chipping tools.